Never created a topic on international forums. 

Because I really get a lot of information on Briskoda from fellow users, I think it is fair enough to show you guys my own car and what I've done to it.

 

On 17th of April this year, I bought a Skoda Fabia MK2 1.2TSI 105bhp from 2010.

 

Car itself is quite loaded and the owner before me already did some upgrades to it.

 

How I got the car (changes I could see and find were the Eibach springs, Fabia mk3 wheels, retrofit Xenon headlights, Monte Carlo front grille and shifter.

 

 

 

After I've collected my car and drove it around, the hunting for parts and upgrades started.

 

Genuine Skoda roofracks.

 

 

The speedo meter needle had issues (LED was trippin') so I've upgraded them from plain white to green. 

 

 

After that, I've tinted the windows by myself. No bubbles or weird cracks. Seems fully original. Very pleased with the results for a DIY.

 

 

Added some colour (RGB) to the interior by placing ambient lights.

 

 

Bought for a very good price a set of VRS wheels in 17" They needed a refurb but who cares for 100euros including tyres.

 

 

Bought some Brembo 4 pots 323MM brakes from a Seat Leon Cupra R. No I don't need that moch stopping power (I know you guys love the 312mm setup and you upgrade the brakes after you upgrade the power ) but I always love to have big brakes because of 2 major things in my opinion: 1. Looks way better and cooler and 2nd. stopping better and earlier is safer in any circumstance.

I've restored the calipers myself and painted them Skoda Rally Green.

 

 

After fitting them on the car, the VRS wheels didn't fit anymore (the inside of the wheel is not meant to fit a BBK). Bought (again) for very cheap a seat of Audi TT wheels (I mean.. 50euros for a set?!)

Bought some rubber in the correct size (205/40/17) and mounted them on the wheels and fitted them on the car.

 

 

 

 

I was keen with what I had till I saw a good KW V2 set on sale for a fair price.. Well, we know what happened next lol

 

 

After getting frustrated by the look of the wheels, I've decided to give them some paint.

Primer:

 

 

Graphite metallic:

 

 

And this is how the car is right now

 

 

 

Thats it for now. Plan is to fix the squeaking accessories belt and I'll try to drive it like how it is for a couple of months. when the turbo claps out, I'll swap it for a hybrid one to get to plusminus 170bhp with a custom remap.

also wanna make the front lights darker since it is way to bright (don't like chrome).

 

Thats it for now, will update later. 

Great start to a project! Looking forward to see how it progresses. Maybe look at getting a nice exhaust to make the back end look more aggressive?

Thanks! Will do a complete exhaust since the back box is really crusty.

I wasn't quite happy with how the car sat on her wheels and the rear coils were rusty. I bought new KW rear coils and installed them and adjusted the height as I like it

 

Didn't washed it for more than a month so took the time to clean it last day.

 

Also tinted my rear lights and fog/DRL lights. Quite happy with how it came out. 

 

Bought a VW Polo GTI rear axle with brake disks, so will install them asap

 

 

 

 

 

Bought a set of JE-design wheels (tuning yo!) but they don't fit with the Brembos upfront.

 

Put them back for sale. Just slowly looking for another set, maybe I'll buy new Compomotives. 

 

In the meantime, I've bought all LED bulbs for all the exterior and interior lights. Will be placing them soon. 

 

Also, bought a rear axle from a Polo GTI with disk brakes. Will give it a nice paint (green offcourse) and install it later on.

 

Do you guys have issues with wheel clearance in the guards? I'm scrubbing pretty bad in the rear to be fair.. Want to get that sorted but if I'm honest, my fitment isn't even that extreme? 7,5J ET32 17inch, 205/40/17. 

 

 

Righty then.

 

Blacked-out my headlights from the inside just like a Monte Carlo version. Placed all the LED's and the car looks way better imo.

 

 

 

 

Thats it for now, rear axle will be done soon I hope...  

Looks great!

What was the process of blacking out the headlights? Was it difficult?

Thanks.

 

12 hours ago, WillSmithy said:

Looks great!

What was the process of blacking out the headlights? Was it difficult?

Thanks.

 

 

Getting the front bumper off is very sh*te to start with. After that, I dremeled the plastic glass cover on the edges in stead of prying open the glass so I avoid the chance to break the glass. After the cover is off, it's really simple to be honest, scuff the chrome inner piece and spraypaint it to black.

 

 

 

 

Some proper pics. Placed the oem roofbars which look fun imo.

Hi Kanerr,

 

You are everywhere aren't you? 😂

I think the rear deflectors are on backwards on yours.The big part should be facing the front.

Quite interesting @DieselMonte didn't realize it because I've bought them second hand. Will check later on, thanks! 

2 hours ago, Kanerr said:

Quite interesting @DieselMonte didn't realize it because I've bought them second hand. Will check later on, thanks! 

Only noticed it because I did it before on another car. Rest of the car looks great though.

Thnx mate.

On 21/09/2020 at 14:21, Kanerr said:

Never created a topic on international forums. 

Because I really get a lot of information on Briskoda from fellow users, I think it is fair enough to show you guys my own car and what I've done to it.

 

On 17th of April this year, I bought a Skoda Fabia MK2 1.2TSI 105bhp from 2010.

 

Car itself is quite loaded and the owner before me already did some upgrades to it.

 

How I got the car (changes I could see and find were the Eibach springs, Fabia mk3 wheels, retrofit Xenon headlights, Monte Carlo front grille and shifter.

 

 

 

After I've collected my car and drove it around, the hunting for parts and upgrades started.

 

Genuine Skoda roofracks.

 

 

The speedo meter needle had issues (LED was trippin') so I've upgraded them from plain white to green. 

 

 

After that, I've tinted the windows by myself. No bubbles or weird cracks. Seems fully original. Very pleased with the results for a DIY.

 

 

Added some colour (RGB) to the interior by placing ambient lights.

 

 

Bought for a very good price a set of VRS wheels in 17" They needed a refurb but who cares for 100euros including tyres.

 

 

Bought some Brembo 4 pots 323MM brakes from a Seat Leon Cupra R. No I don't need that moch stopping power (I know you guys love the 312mm setup and you upgrade the brakes after you upgrade the power ) but I always love to have big brakes because of 2 major things in my opinion: 1. Looks way better and cooler and 2nd. stopping better and earlier is safer in any circumstance.

I've restored the calipers myself and painted them Skoda Rally Green.

 

 

After fitting them on the car, the VRS wheels didn't fit anymore (the inside of the wheel is not meant to fit a BBK). Bought (again) for very cheap a seat of Audi TT wheels (I mean.. 50euros for a set?!)

Bought some rubber in the correct size (205/40/17) and mounted them on the wheels and fitted them on the car.

 

 

 

 

I was keen with what I had till I saw a good KW V2 set on sale for a fair price.. Well, we know what happened next lol

 

 

After getting frustrated by the look of the wheels, I've decided to give them some paint.

Primer:

 

 

Graphite metallic:

 

 

And this is how the car is right now

 

 

 

Thats it for now. Plan is to fix the squeaking accessories belt and I'll try to drive it like how it is for a couple of months. when the turbo claps out, I'll swap it for a hybrid one to get to plusminus 170bhp with a custom remap.

also wanna make the front lights darker since it is way to bright (don't like chrome).

 

Thats it for now, will update later. 

Looking very nice, prefer the TT wheels to the vrs ones.